[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 137 (Thursday, July 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 43298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15415]



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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION


Las Vegas Metroplex; Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of 
Decision

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of availability of Finding of No Significant Impact/
Record of Decision.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this 
notice to advise the public that it has published a Finding of No 
Significant/Record of Decision for the Las Vegas Metroplex Project.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Ryan Weller, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 2200 
S 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198-6547, or email address: 9-las-metroplex-ea@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The FAA prepared a Final Environmental 
Assessment (EA), dated June 8, 2020, to assess the potential 
environmental impacts of the Las Vegas Metroplex Project in compliance 
with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq. The FAA accepted public comment on the Final EA from June 8 to 
June 22, 2020. This notice announces that based on the information and 
analysis contained in the Final EA, and after reviewing comments 
received on the Final EA, the FAA is issuing a Finding of No 
Significant Impact and Record of Decision (FONSI/ROD) for the Las Vegas 
Metroplex Project. The FONSI/ROD documents the FAA's determination that 
the Las Vegas Metroplex Project would not significantly affect the 
quality of the human environment and that an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) is therefore not necessary. The FONSI/ROD also 
documents the FAA's decision to proceed with the preferred alternative 
detailed in the Final EA. The Las Vegas Metroplex Project will improve 
the efficiency of the national airspace system in the Las Vegas area by 
optimizing aircraft arrival and departure procedures at McCarran 
International Airport, Henderson Executive Airport, and North Las Vegas 
Airport.
    Availability: The FONSI/ROD is available at:

(1) Online: https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/community_involvement/las/ 
and http://www.metroplexenvironmental.com/las_metroplex/las_docs.html
(2) Electronic version of the FONSI/ROD is available at 27 libraries in 
the Las Vegas Metroplex General Study Area. A complete list of 
libraries with electronic copies of the FONSI/ROD is available online 
at: http://www.metroplexenvironmental.com/las_metroplex/las_docs.html

    Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on July 9, 2020.
B.G. Chew,
(Acting) Manager, Operations Support Group, Air Traffic Organization.
[FR Doc. 2020-15415 Filed 7-15-20; 8:45 am]
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